In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
EXCEPTIONALISM
Etymology
Noun
exceptionalism (countable and uncountable, plural exceptionalisms)
The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.
A philosophy of prevention or of intervention.
Source: Wiktionary
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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